It shouldn’t have happened very often in Kylian Mbappé’s career. Author of a hat-trick against Reims (3-0), the star striker of Paris Saint-Germain was publicly criticized by his coach Luis Enrique. “I’m not very happy with Kylian today. I think that on the goals, I have nothing to say, but he can be better on several points. I have to watch the game again. I’m not very happy with Kylian today. There is nothing to say about the goals. But it can be better. I will analyze his match, and I will tell him in private. He is one of the best players in the world, but we need more. We want him to do more things! This is just my opinion. »
Later, the Spaniard quickly defused the situation by toning down his criticisms. But unsurprisingly, such a statement about Mbappé went around the world. And yesterday, Didier Deschamps did not escape the subject. The coach of the France team did not want to get involved, even if he suggested, between the lines, that he would probably not have used the same technique to criticize his attacker.
Mbappé will work in defense
“In management, communication, I’m not saying it’s not good what Luis Enrique did, I can do it differently. It could happen. (…) In management, there are different things. Everyone does as they feel. I know that my players know what I expect of them. Talking to the players through the media… everyone does what they feel at the time.” However, The Team quickly made it known that Mbappé had not reacted badly to this dig. A trend confirmed by the Spanish media Relevo.
Luis Enrique and his number 7 would have already explained themselves and the discussion would have been purely tactical. The former FC Barcelona coach asked his player for more involvement in defensive work, something he asks of all his offensive players, and not just the ex-Monegasque. Luis Enrique wants to keep the motivation intact within his group and Mbappé understands that. Relevo assures that the Bondynois accepted his coach’s remarks and that he promised to be more active in the defensive work of his team. After words, now comes action.
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